Wednesday, February 11, 2015

On Thursday, Feb. 12 from midnight to 5 a.m., construction crews will work along eastbound Mission Blvd. near I-680. A full road closure for eastbound traffic is required during these work hours to install brand new water delivery pipelines to homes in the Fremont area.

Why?

While the new, seismically upgraded BDPL 3&4 pipelines have been installed, one of the final parts of the project is the installation of two smaller water lines--one 30 inches in diameter and one 12 inches in diameter. This pair of Alameda County Water District water delivery lines runs under the median of Mission Blvd. and turns onto Cutner for connection to the existing distribution system. The contractor needs to close the road to eastbound traffic in order to conduct this work.

On Thursday, Feb. 19, from midnight to 5 a.m. (Wednesday to Thursday morning), a full road closure to eastbound traffic along Mission Blvd. is needed to install two water delivery pipelines.

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Are you Prepared for the next Earthquake?

The Hetch Hetchy regional water delivery system is taking steps to seismically reinforce its pipelines, tunnels and other facilities and we encourage you to be PREPARED. Check with your County or 72hours.org about how you can get ready. Remember, store at least a gallon of water per person, per day—enough to last 3 days, for drinking, cooking and personal hygiene—and don’t forget your pets.

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Project Information

The Seismic Upgrade of Bay Division Pipelines Nos. 3 and 4 (BDPL 3&4 Seismic) is part of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Water System Improvement Program. This project will seismically upgrade two drinking water pipelines where they cross the Hayward Fault in Fremont. To protect the water system, the BDPL 3&4 Seismic project is replacing large sections of the pipelines with high-tech pipe elements and structures designed to protect them from damage during a major earthquake.

The pipelines, known as Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4, cross the Hayward Fault near the intersection of Mission Boulevard and I-680 in Fremont. All project work will take place within the SFPUC’s right of way and nearby staging areas.

The seismic upgrade of Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 will improve the reliability of the water system for the Hetch Hetchy Regional Water System’s 2.6 million customers in the Bay Area, including Alameda County.

Our project team is working closely with local officials to ensure construction schedules are timely and traffic and community inconveniences are minimized.

Our Goal

It is our goal to provide timely, useful information on the Seismic Upgrade of Bay Division Pipeline Nos. 3 and 4 throughout the duration of the project. As construction continues, check back for construction updates, work schedules and traffic impacts in Fremont.

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